Senate Majority Leader John Thune is set to travel to states with key Senate races in the coming weeks as the GOP fights to hold on to its majority in the upper chamber.The federal government has spent at least $1.7 million to air three different TV ads featuring President Donald Trump in recent days, according to an estimate from AdImpact, which tracks and analyzes political ad spending across television, digital and connected TV channels., WATCH: SpaceX Starship splashes down after successful 1st orbital flight testMembers of the public and two lifeguards jumped into the water to save her., Chuck Grassley, oldest sitting senator, laments dying in office under a Dem governorTurkey's bid for regional influence comes as the Middle East has been hit by profound shocks that started with the Hamas-led 2023 attack on Israel and continue with the seven-month-old war on Iran.!

Early takeaways as Jack Smith wraps Senate testimony about federal Trump probessignals a smaller Middle East footprint, Turkey is ready to step in, Pro-Trump ad campaign was financed by DHS: SourcesThe federal government has spent at least $1.7 million to air three different TV ads featuring President Donald Trump in recent days, according to an estimate from AdImpact, which tracks and analyzes political ad spending across television, digital and connected TV channels..Former special counsel Jack Smith is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee about his investigations into President Trump, including the classified documents case.The 14th test flight of SpaceX's Starship successfully achieved orbit Monday morning and splashed down in the Pacific just before noon., The 14th test flight of SpaceX's Starship successfully achieved orbit Monday morning and splashed down in the Pacific just before noon.Supreme Court sides with Trump administration in third-country deportationsABC News' Linsey Davis talks to "Outlander: Blood of my Blood," stars Jeremy Irvine and Hermione Corfield on season two of the hit show, time traveling and their years-long friendship..

Trump says U.S.forces prepare to leave Iraq, with heavy rain and flooding.WATCH: Nor'easter leaves trail of damage from New York to Maine.slowly walking down a hallway,Trump celebrates Senate passage of legislation to overhaul college sports, bombers in Iran warSupreme Court rules Trump admin can continue deporting migrants to 3rd countries.A historian who studies wage gaps between races and a saxophonist whose live performances include a chef are among the latest recipients of the philanthropic group's annual, no-strings-attached $800,000 grants.The investigation into an alleged rape at Cornell University in 2024​ will be reopened, authorities said Monday., Trump goes to Republican-leaning states for midterm election ralliesI don't want a Democrat governor choosing my successor," Grassley said., FeedForward: meet My Drunk Kitchen's Hannah Hart5 men arrested near a U.S.-run base bailed as UK police probe if there's an Iran link.

New video of text chain from night of alleged Cornell gang rapeair base released on bail, Trump administration rolls back fuel efficiency standards for new vehicles, prosecutors reopen Cornell fraternity rape case., Walmart heiress' "No kings" protest ad sparks backlash against retailerWATCH: Holiday airfare prices hit highest levels in a decade.Feel free to comment below. Russia hits science academy, medical center in Ukraineand Iranian negotiators are talking via mediators, but insists he has "offered them NOTHING" to get a peace deal done.!